where can I download OS X Mavericks 10.9 Update

Osiyo wrote:

Apple - Support - Downloads

Your requested version is there... Search "Mavericks 10.9" and scroll-scroll-scroll!

However, you may find Mavericks.app 1.5 GB must be installed first, before you can install any 200-300 MB Update.

Sorry, but No. Those are either Mavericks Security Updates, or the Combo Updates that take the user from 10.9 to 10.9.5.

The "Install OS X Mavericks" should be on the order of 5 or 6GB in size (I do not have the exact size at the moment, but 1.5GB is way too small).

You can call and check your “local” Apple Store to see of they can install a copy of OS X 10.9 Mavericks OR 10.10 Yosemite onto your Mac for you.

Good Luck!

I'm afraid Mavericks is no longer available. If your Mac is capable of handling Sierra you can upgrade to that for free. If it isn't, but is capable of handling El Capitan you can upgrade to that using this special link:

Connecting to the Mac App Store

Note that if your Mac is capable of handling Sierra this link is not available to you.

Your only other upgrade is Mountain Lion (10.8) which is available in the USA (but not the UK) in the Apple Store:

OS X Mountain Lion - Apple

The requirements for Mountain Lion and El Capitan are:

• OS X v10.6.8 or later
• 2GB of memory
• 8GB of available space

and the supported models are:

• iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
• MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
• Xserve (Early 2009)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
• Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)

Sierra is limited to the following machines:

• MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
• Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)
• iMac (Late 2009 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)

Here's my situation: I have a 2010 Mac Pro 5,5, running Mountain Lion (and Sierra on a separate drive). I use this machine for Pro Tools v.10.3.10. I also use DropBox to send music to clients and collaborators (mostly the latter these days. Now, Pro Tools 10 cannot run on anything past Mavericks with any certainty (actually, it's a disaster), although it worlks well with Mavericks. On the other hand, DropBox has decided to drop support for Mac OS Mountain Lion or below. This will happen very soon.

Without paying for a full upgrade to PT 12 I thought my best bet would be to go to the one OS version both companies could agree on, Mavericks, only to find that option barred to me. I talked to a manager at a local Apple store and after consulting with his techs he told me that they could do the update if I brought in my Mac Pro. That is definitely not the best solution -- I live miles away from the closest store and since the computer is the heart of my audio studio I would need to have at least one day off to tear it down, take it in, then add it back into the system.

I know I am not the only person in this situation; is there any way that Apple could reintroduce the Mavericks update? Was the OS really so bad that Apple doesn't want anyone to use it ever again?

Thanks,

- Colin

Thanks a lot for the helpful reply. (I had forgotten this was user <-> user; your reply to the OP left me the impression you had something to do with Apple. My mistake! Sorry.)

I did go to the Apple Store, with a flash drive in hand, but was told they needed the computer to do the install. They would not upgrade to an external disk, either. They mentioned that while they had access to Apple the installers were part of one large bundle and they couldn't separate out just one OS and the bundle needed the Machine ID to perform an upgrade. (I suspect that even if I take the Mac in, they might not be able to do the upgrade anyway.)

This Mac replaces a Mac Pro 1,1 running Lion (10.7.5) which was as far as it could go. I cloned its boot drive then moved it into a free drive slot in the 2010 Mac Pro, from where I was able to update to Mtn. Lion. it never occurred to me that Apple would restrict access to Mavericks! Silly me...

Well, the good part is I now have a good, clean backup and another, slightly old one on an external (not connected) drive, something I was meaning to do soon anyway.

Now all I need is to save up for PT 12 (or probably 13 by the time I can afford it) and move on.

Once again, thanks for the help.

-Colin

Going forward, I'm sure that you will ALWAYS download a copy of each Major macOS release (and immediately "Quit" the installer), so that each new macOS will be in your App Store -> Purchases tab. That will give you options in the future for installing older versions of macOS

Apple - Support - Downloads

Your requested version is there... maybe? Search "Mavericks 10.9" and scroll-scroll-scroll!

However, you may find Mavericks.app 1.5 GB must be installed first, before you can install any 200-300 MB Update.

Which rather dampens my question above, concerning a Revival version of Mavericks.

Or maybe, having an earlier Mavericks version, still gives you license to Maverick-On!

Colin wrote: " it never occurred to me that Apple would restrict access to Mavericks! Silly me..."

Silly you, for thinking machine presence at the counter is Apple's only concern. Apple is a market trend, in a vast ocean. As I have illustrated above, that ocean is a far bigger concern than Colin's little device. Storms they are a-brewing.

That is why, you are absolutely right! Keeping downloads is the only way to be sure of future access.

However, say your machine for some reason really needed a temporary or permanent Mavericks in the eyes of Apple Support. I am certain that then your download would be provided. Apple does keep copies.

Check to make sure your applications are compatible.

Application Compatibility

Applications Compatibility (2)

El Capitan 10.11 Compatibility information

macOS Sierra 10.12: Compatible Apps

Also check to make sure there is a compatible driver for your printer.

Do a backup before installing, preferable 2 backups on 2 different drives.

Great advice! I only bought the newer Mac Pro this summer by which time I was already too late. Oh well...

Thanks again,

- Colin

Fix for Skype is found within this post.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6776261

This fairly easy and straightfoward fix/hack should work for OS X 10.8, too!

Up to date, current and secure web browser for OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion found here

Waterfox Web browser

https://www.waterfoxproject.org/

Good Luck to You!

saraspeak wrote:

Well, darn. I have OS 10.8.5, and I can no longer use Skype or participate in some online presentations until I upgrade my browser (MacBook Air, mid-2012). Is it actually possible to skip Mavericks and upgrade directly to Yosemite, El Capitan, or Sierra?

macOS can be picky about what version it will upgrade from, but here are links to the 3 most recent macOS releases

El Capitan Link

<https://itunes.apple.com/app/os-x-el-capitan/id1147835434?mt=12>

.

Sierra Link

<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-sierra/id1127487414?mt=12>

How to download macOS Sierra

<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208202>

<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-sierra/id1127487414?ls=1&mt=12>

.

High Sierra Link

<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?mt=12>

saraspeak wrote:

I've been told that you can download Mavericks this way: Find someone who did "purchase" it at the apple store, and have them use your computer to access the store and download it to your computer.

That user would be violating the license. Also the download is signed with their Apple ID.

Well, darn. I have OS 10.8.5, and I can no longer use Skype or participate in some online presentations until I upgrade my browser (MacBook Air, mid-2012). Is it actually possible to skip Mavericks and upgrade directly to Yosemite, El Capitan, or Sierra?